Progress

Progress

Penn State is continuing to successfully undertake and implement initiatives launched in response to the recommendations of the Freeh Report, according to the 11th quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA) signed by Penn State, the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference.

University officials have rejected a new demand by some alumni-elected trustees seeking confidential and privileged information and documents created three years ago as part of the investigation by Judge Louis Freeh.

Leading international researchers such as Harvard Medical School’s Martin Teicher, McGill University’s Michael Meaney and Christine Heim of Charité University Medical School at the Humboldt and Free University of Berlin will speak at the Penn State Network on Child Protection and Well-Being’s fourth annual Conference on Child Protection and Well-Being Sept. 30 to Oct. 1 at the Nittany Lion Inn. They, along with other top scientists, will share their findings about the ways stress “gets under the skin” under the theme “New Frontiers in the Biology of Stress, Maltreatment and Trauma: Opportunities for Translation and Resilience.”

Penn State has been successful in its continued implementation of initiatives undertaken in response to the recommendations of the Freeh Report, according to the 10th quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA). In issuing the report Sen. George Mitchell, who was named in 2012 by the NCAA as the independent monitor for Penn State to oversee the AIA, announced he would be withdrawing from the position for personal reasons unrelated to Penn State.

By a unanimous vote, the Penn State Board of Trustees today (Jan. 16) approved the terms of a proposed settlement of the lawsuit relating to the Endowment Act. According to the settlement, the July 2012 Consent Decree between Penn State and the NCAA has been dissolved, and all punitive sanctions eliminated.

Penn State is continuing to successfully carry forward initiatives launched in response to the recommendations of the Freeh Report, according to the ninth quarterly report tracking Penn State's progress in meeting the goals of the Athletics Integrity Agreement (AIA) signed by Penn State, the NCAA and the Big Ten Conference.

Near the end of today's (Nov. 14) Board of Trustees meeting, a proposal to address information in emails made public over the last two weeks related to Sen. Jake Corman's litigation involving the NCAA was tabled by a 14-10 vote. The board will address the resolution, introduced by trustee Anthony Lubrano, with legal counsel in an executive session tied to its January 2015 meeting.

The Penn State Board of Trustees today (Oct. 28) approved a resolution put forth by Vice Chair Kathleen Casey calling for the board to continue to monitor pending or future criminal and civil, governmental and administrative proceedings that may shed light on the Freeh Report’s findings. According to the resolution, the board will determine whether any action is “appropriate and in the best interests of the University” when all such investigations have concluded. The vote on the resolution was 17 for, 8 against, and 1 vote to abstain.

Penn State has published the latest update to its ongoing work on policies, training, communications, governance, safety, security, compliance and a host of other matters -- all aimed at improving University operations, mitigating risk and maintaining a leadership role in higher education. To view the report, go here: http://www.psu.edu/ur/2014/Phase_II_update_Aug_2014.pdf.